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Lex Land
Acoustic / Rock / Folk Rock

All day long the absence lingers on my lips...



Austin, Texas
United States

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Member Since12/31/2004
Band Websitewww.lexland.net
Band MembersMiss Land on vox & acoustic guitar.
Peter Adams on all things black and white and buttony.

Influencesscaffolding, prisms, ferris wheels, train whistles, rock biographies, snowflakes, herbs, cassette tapes, cool temperatures, 40's chanteuses/chanteurs, records spinning, stitches, outlandish mythologies, authenticity/sincerity, etymology, The TwinkleLightMovement, milk-clouds in coffee, Jeff Buckley's cafe days and Miss Holiday's gardenias, nomadic tendencies, immediacy/spontaneity/impulsion, the vibration of the subway pummeling through the underground, nostalgia, steam coming off peppermint/chamomile tea, windy days ending, the sound and feel of sand in the bottom of heavy duty scotch-tape dispensers, jim beam, snapping, and nights staying up late with my friends.










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Sounds Like"If you copy, it means you're working without any real feeling. No two people on earth are alike, and it's got to be that way in music or it isn't music." - Lady Day
Record LabelIntelligent Noise Records
Type of LabelIndie


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   About Lex Land
Much to the exasperation of the conversation’s counterpart, Lex Land’s initial gut-reaction first spoken response to any comment is, more often than not, “Pardon?” The cause of this is still undiagnosed: is it her selective, short attention-span (this seems to be the explanation preferred by family members and old friends); is it the partial “deafness” caused by the teenage years of punk rock shows, or trip-hop blaring through the subs of her best high-school friend’s Navigator, or the ringing in her ears from her macabre, solitary quiet; or perhaps is she dreaming, caught up in some wild fantasy from which she can never break free; or perhaps is she merely trying to remember the thing which she was about to say, but now, in the moment, it has slipped her mind?

Likewise, one wonders, without exception of herself, what precisely Land is pondering. On the 22-year-old’s debut album from Intelligent Noise Records, Orange Days on Lemon Street, she throws a myriad of genres at the wall and, oddly enough, a lot of them stick. The record is a collection of songs (“a fantastic mix of honey-sweet folk and dense, beat-driven folk-rock” {Womenfolk.net}) written by Land between the ages of 17 and 20, all the way up to the day before she and producer, Shannon Edgar, went into the studio to cut the record in early 2007. In the week following its 2008 release, Orange Days could be found topping the iTunes folk chart at 1. Within the span of only a few years, Lex went from floundering as an OC college drop-out to up-and-coming as a Los Angeles songstress.

She was born and raised around and about Orange County not all that long ago, and was dragged and pushed around most of Southern California until she was able to rest comfortably between Huntington Beach and Newport Coast, where she spent her teen years with other surfers, acoustic-pop guitar players, and preps. One hobby that could not be extinguished was her obsession with music. The desire to be the best pushed her toward studying voice seriously in her pre-adolescence, and she continued to do so (even if a bit half-heartedly) through those painful high school years before it became her emphasis at university. The latter stint was not long.

The study, but even moreso, the undying passion, shows through. Throughout the many raving or not-as-raving reviews of the young lady’s debut, there is a common thread: Land’s voice stands out.

Lex’s feverous songwriting eventually took first place in her ambitions, and presided over singing Faure’s art songs or ever playing Bizet’s “Carmen.” In October of her third and final semester as a voice student at Chapman University, in Orange, CA, her true musical aspirations started to become reality. Within a year’s time, only a few months after leaving her apartment on Lemon Street, her debut record was finished.

Since then she’s been keeping busy. In 2008 she joined her pal, Joshua James, as an opener for his tour across the US. In mid-summer southern heat and humidity she stuck it out with the best of the boys – only boys – sleeping atop rest stop picnic tables and on church lawns every night after shows. Just since this past Thanksgiving, Orange Days’ “As Much As You Lead,” has been featured on television shows such as “Private Practice,” “Brothers & Sisters,” and “One Tree Hill.”

After a much-needed trip to Austin for a visit to friends and SXSW, Lex was invited to play live for KCRW’s Los Angeles listeners. The recording of which, Lex Land: Live from KCRW, was released as an iTunes exclusive this past month, and can be found on the Indie Spotlight: Singer-Songwriter section.

It seems as though Lex will be heading into the studio again this summer to record the next album. She is currently wondering how she will fit her daydreaming in between her upcoming rigorous recording schedule and her day job.

Though in her songs Land’s voice is often crying for regret, or forgiveness, or absolution, when she is singing, one can say, it begs no pardon.


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Lightning Buck





Jul 14 2009 3:23 PM

Hi Lex, thank you very much. These songs are just fine. I love your exciting voice...Easy is my favorite.
How is Austin today?
All my best wishes and much more success.
LB
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Jul 9 2009 11:53 PM

i love you
Pablo





Jul 9 2009 6:19 PM

Hello, thank for the add.
Lu





Jul 7 2009 6:02 AM

you guys should try your darndist to make it back in time for the sock hop sunday night. it would be the most brilliant way to begin the loveliness that is this city (even in the middle of summer when the 110 degree weather is roasting the bat poops).
EVRIM TUZUN





Jul 6 2009 11:27 PM

Let the Music bless ur soul...
was busy at the studio... so how bout u?
Southwind





Jul 6 2009 6:13 AM

Thanks for the add !!!
ZOEYS





Jul 4 2009 4:09 PM

We love you Lex Land! Even more than Carson =) We'll miss you. xoxo SPAMA
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Jun 30 2009 11:07 PM

hola bonita
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Jun 30 2009 7:54 PM

What?? What made you decide to do that? I'm still learning the ropes myself but you will fit right in I'm sure. Let me know when you get here!
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Jun 30 2009 6:23 PM

Thanks for adding me!!
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Jun 30 2009 3:57 PM

haven't listened in a while...geeeeez I love your voice;) xo
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Jun 30 2009 5:06 AM

LEX!
God, I love your music SOO MUCH.
I cried when I seen you on Last Call because I'm such a big fan
of yours<3333
You are absolutely AMAZING.
You are the future. <3
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Jun 30 2009 4:05 AM

Hey -

Just wanted to drop by to say 'Hello' and thanks for the accept!

:)
igor [padfoot]





Jun 28 2009 8:15 AM

So I was walking through the mall in the dinky little town I live in, and I hear a familiar voice over the speakers. It's one of your songs. That made me smile. :-]
Nick





Jun 27 2009 7:37 AM

I just caught you on last call and it was amazing. Excellent stuff.
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Jun 27 2009 4:36 AM

Hey Lex i saw your performance tonite at the LA Film Fest and it was awesome!
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Jun 26 2009 5:03 AM

Can't wait to see you July 3rd AND we'll be tuning in for your Carson Daly surreal moment! Love ya P and S
Elle, My Belle.





Jun 23 2009 7:35 AM

lex!

long time no see, dollface!
so i see youre going to be on carson daly?? that is so awesome, im so proud of you! its been too long, im due for one of your la shows, i just missed this last one =/ i miss hearing your voice in person, but til then your album will have to do. speaking of which, i introduced my friend to your music and shes in love with your album as well.

hope to see you soon, and again, congrats!

<3333
Alex49roma





Jun 22 2009 8:53 PM

thanks for the add
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Jun 22 2009 7:57 AM

hey, you prob don't remember me but you should come to Chico, we have an awesome music scene and it's beautiful here. Just let me know if you're interested, there are plenty of couches in these parts :)
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Jun 21 2009 5:12 AM

I tried to see your show tonight. Didn't realize it was 21 and older...lol. A for effort!
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Jun 15 2009 11:59 PM

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